Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-25

Proceedings I'm she senate and A.
semblY.

ESPECIAL TO TIE sENTrNEL.l
CARSON, Feb. 24.-Senate-Bills in
troduced and referred-Senate bill No.
I12, to amend an Act relative to the
time for levying and assessing taxes.
Passed.
Senate bill No. 113, by Foley, to
amend an Act regulating the time for
commencing legal actions.
Senate bill No. ia, by Nichols, to
repeal Section 8 of the Act con erning
the Office of Secretary of State.
Senate bill No. III, by Boyle, to au-
thorize the State Prison Commission
ers to sink an artesian well-diameter
8 inches, depth $3.50 feet, or less.
Convicts to perform all the labor.
Senate bill No. 118, by Osburn, to
preserve the purity of elections and
the secrecy of the ballot. Makes it
unlawful to offer any sort Of induce
ments to a voter, or even offer a vote ;
also provides for an ante room at the
polls, into which one voter at a time
shall be admitted, and be allowed time
to vote as he pleases, without outside
interferences or influences.
General fle-Senate bill No. 10S,
the General Appropriation bill, read.
amendment adopted and passed.
Senate bill No. SO, by Fish, to pro-
vide for the maintenance OF public
schools, election of trustees, etc.
Passed.
Senate bill No. 90. by Osburn, to
provide for the government OF towns
and cities. Passed.
Assembly bill No. SO, by Drury, re-
lative to the operation of the State
Prison boot and shoe factory. Sec
tons l, 2 and 3 stricken out, relative
to machinery not to be used. Passed
unanimously.
Senate bill No. "a, providing for the
manner of submitting Constitutional
amendments to voters. Passed.
Senate bill No. ITO, by Westerfield,
to regulate and license mutual life as
sociations in this State on the assess
ment plan requiring no paid up cap
ital; connected with secret societies,
must pay 5000 per year into the State
Treasury. Passed.
Assembly bill No. Is, by Leermo, to
define and punish conspiracy. Passed.
Assembly bill No. So, by Osburn, to
provide for the formation of corpora
tions for certain purposes. Laid on
the table.
Senate bill No. 102, by Boyle, to re-
peal the law prohibiting lotteries in
this State, was discussed at length by
Westerfield, Harris, Sharon, Fish,
Poujade and Foley. Passed unani-
mously.
Senate bill No. 103, by Osburn, to
repeal Section IA of the Act regulating
insurance companies. Tabled.
Assembly bill No. 102, by Farr, for
the relief of insolvent debtors and the
protection of creditors. Amendments
adopted. Must pay 80 cents or the
dollar. or not be released from liabil-
tiles. Passed unanimously.
Assembly bill No. SO, by Powell, tc
regulate and restrict houses of i'll
repute, hurdy houses, ETC., prohibiting
their establishment in the vicinity Of
public school houses. Passed unani-
mously.
Senate bill No. 116, by Westerfeld
providing for a hospital for Lyon
county. Passed unanimously.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT presented a pc
tition, to be considered in connection
with Assembly bill No. Ill, licensing
hurdy houses, etc.
Joint Committee on State Prison,
through Nh. Clapp, reported at length
on constitutional questions concerning
the appointment Of a Warden, and
favoring the entire control by the
Prison Board. Ordered printed.
A message was received from the
Governor approving Assembly bills
Nos. 66, So and "a.
Assembly bill No. liz, by Fraser,
for the relief of William Arlington,
appropriating $500 from the Eureka
County Salary Fund for such payment
for services as County Commissioner
General file-Assembly bill No. SO,
by Grim, amending the game law
Makes it unlawful to shoot deer, an
telope, etc., from January l to Septem-
Der l. Passed.
Senate bill No. 95, by Maute, Great
ing an immigration Bureau. Amended
30 as to require the State Printer to
perform all the necessary printing.
Ayes, 20; nays, 8.
Assembly bill No. 81, by Smith, to
facilitate giving official bonds, etc.
Senate amendments concurred in and
the bill passed.
Senate bill No. 80, by Powell, pro-
hibiting fire arms in public places.
Lost. Ayes, A; nays, 81.
The Committee on Claims, out of or
der, reported back Senate bill No. 10,
relative to Lieutenant Governor
Laughton's salary, with amendments
thereto.
Assembly bill No. As, by Drury, re-
lative to fees of jurors, etc. Tabled.
Assembly bill No. SO. by Powell, to
make County Clerks ex-offico Treas
urers. Lost, 16 to %.
Senate joint and concurrent resolu-
ton No. 108, by Hardesty, enabling
the voters to call a Constitutional
Convention, came up on special order,
and after some discussion passed.
Beatty, Millett and Springmeyer vot-
ing No.
Substitute for Assembly bill No.